The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
DEFEhTED LADIES.
The Movement to Put Women on the Brssk-
lyn beard of Eiucntfcn.


The movement to put women on the
Board Of Education has resulted In failure. 40
far as securing thoir appointment by Mayor
Whitney is concerned. But IL has resulted In
consolidating clements not heretofore united
for want Of timo, and next fall an organization
will be perfected that will work until tho thing
desired Is accomplished. Mayor Whitney. as
did Mayor Low, hns refused to take this step
because no did not feel that public opinion
was behind him. Ex-Mayor Low, In a letter
read at tho meeting held at Historical Hall on
june 0, stated that the reasons which pro-
vonted him from making such appointments
when 1t lay In his power to do so wore tempo
rary in character. and no further expressed
tho wish that Mayor Whitney would put women
on tho Board. Mayor Whitney expressed salts
faction with the names offered him for approval
and the committees presenting Thorn would
have expected some recognition Of the request
made to him by tho 100 representative women
who called upon him had he not made tho
statements he did to several OF the ladies who
waited upon him ut different times. To ono
committee he stated that he had boon urged
not to do it by n gentleman whose Judgment
he trusted very much. for the reason that the
By permitting tIis innovstion." The name Of q
s Gsr tie t to Int
be gave anothcs com9ttes q REGARD e df-
very able had requested that he DO
nnedne9 man name Mr. new members ddS
him. he felt inclined to regard his request.
hSn nos By the
and the, additional reason which the Mayor
IsS poo Tsl tho Ssh OF Tie
public that no should appoint women on the
Board. The committees gave him the desired
sured them that they had done all that lie
could require, and dismissed them with assur
ances OF his personal desire to grant tho re-
Tho organization OF committees. the entire
fhoys in WIS and
mittee work DONE FUNDS were raised, meet;
tngs held, and visits made by women who had
acting with them. Mistakes were made. OF
course. but I'll, the committees represented the
the WIZ w aSny aa SC
s,ired the committees TINT they would help
cisod: others left when the report was cir
cnia ae that tho sutfragisatss wore tho In.
seemed confirmed when the printed call to
was circulated. This lady was known to be
objected to Identification with tho meeting lost
they should be considered snffragists. As u
Who went to see tho Mayor ." We're memSsrs 'e Of
the suffrage society. or In sympathy with It's
object: and tho MAYOR was SO ini1rIned., Mem
organization which has long fourshed in that
city. were prominent in the. moyemont as they
Anna Fey s e Kae Hard
It. first President; Mrs. John ". Chadwick.
Mrs. Cornclia Cary, and many others have long
N eop Fl women on the
dent and Jsnt Of tho club. Mrs. Ellen
r. Brockway and Mrs. Laura G. Holloway,
presented ;.p e:tss9n: signed by isoO well;
women: Since that, time the matter has been
allowed to rest until this spring. when It was
pointed Now a far greater number Of y women Sn
are interested. which proves that It is move
ment not likely 70 be abandoned in the future
enniz.tion the work viii be csrrred on system
atically. rs was not tho case in the recent
The names offered to the Mayor represented
take tho duties Of tho position. Tho women
asked that they be, withheld from the press,
and the list mas not been published. Several
were reported to be among those Offered and
no little public amusement hns been Afforded
by tho REPORTS Of their vehement expressions
taken 81 tho committee. Mrs strannllan. who
was not ono Of the ladies interviewed. has boon
most frequently mentioned in connection with
gratitude to the Chairman OF the committee
who requested the uso Of her nnme.GivinG pri-
ed at this time, and In Difference to her wishes
her name was not used authoritetlyely. 1t was
suggested by many persons, and tho commit
Mayor did not receive it. Mother did lie re-
coiyo that Of Mrs. Low, who, though declining
expressed the greatest interest in the effort.
The friends Of tho movement would have been
pleased to have hoard OF the selection OF either
or both these ladies.
Tho leaders admit that they are defeated
this year. but are satisfied that the time Is not
far distant when women will occupy positions
on tho school Board in Brooklyn. as they DO in
many other cities OF tho Union.
LOUISIANA PIE